Industrial Design 3D Modeling Tutorials
Technical Surfacing in Alias
A detailed 114-pages pdf tutorial on technical surfacing from the official documentation of AliasStudio 2008.
Advanced Modeling and Surfacing Techniques with Autodesk AliasStudio (Part I)
A class from Autodesk University 2007 that covers geometry representation, NURBS (Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines) and looks at it from the perspective of a sculptural material. Includes slides and audio. Requires free registration.
Autodesk Alias 2012 Intersect and Trim
Kerry Kingston explains the selection improvements with intersect and trim tools in the 2012 version of Autodesk Alias.
Alias 2010 Blending Techniques
An official video tutorial by Autodesk that shows different techniques for creating surface fillets in Alias 2010.
NURBS modeling: Class A Surfaces
This article covers the basic principles, requirements and concepts associated with class-A surfacing. Includes examples, videos and techniques for creating class a surfaces in Rhino and Alias.
NURBS modeling: Alias vs. Rhino
This tutorial explains the main differences between Alias Surface 2011 and Rhino 4.0 with regards to 3D modeling for transportation and product design. Includes a video downloadable by registered users.
Create a Hyper Realistic Table Fan in 3ds Max
How to model, texture and render a hyper-realistic table fan in 3ds Max using spline modelling techniques. Includes details about the modelling, texturing, lighting, rendering and compositing in Photoshop.
Cross sections in Autodesk Alias 2011
A video overview of the new Cross Section tool in Alias 2011, that has consolidated various functions into a single window, that allow to easily create and manage cross sections.
Water Spray modeling Autodesk Alias tutorial
A detailed tutorial that describes how to model water spray in Autodesk Alias software.
How to model gears and chains in Autodesk Alias
This tutorial shows how to model detailed gears and chains in Autodesk Alias software. It can be used when modeling bike gears but also tank tracks or snowmobile tracks.






